Club Notes 6th March 2022

CLUB AWARDS NIGHT

Our Club Awards Night is pencilled in for Friday March 25th in the Killarney Avenue Hotel. With Covid 19 this will be our first official Club gathering since 2019 and excitement is sure to be at a fever pitch. In the weeks ahead we will be unveiling the different  Award winners. First up is our Senior and Junior Ladies Players of the Year and Senior B Men’s Player of the Year. 

This year’s Senior Player of the Year is Tara Murphy. Tara, like all Legionnaires, started off in the Saturday Morning Academy and it wasn’t long till she stood out as a player of some talent. This was recognised by call ups to the  Kerry panels at various age levels. Not your typical midfielder, what she lacks in stature she more than makes up for in skill and she has an uncanny knack of doing the right thing at the right times. Given her unique fielding ability there has been calls for the “Catch of the Day” to be renamed Tara in Dads Sean Murphy’s Bar.Now studying in University in Galway her commitment to the team is unwavering and she is a well deserving choice as Player of the Year.
Aisling Stack has been a mainstay of both the Minor and Senior Ladies teams in the Club, never refusing an opportunity to wear the Green and White. Again she has represented the Club at Inter County level in 2017 and 2019 where her adaptability  has seen her slot into any position on the field. Although predominantly a defender she has been known to ramble up the field to kick the odd score. The most famous example being her late intervention in the Donal Curtin Cup Final when she kicked the all important winning goal against the highly fancied Cromane.Aisling is a fitting recipient of the Junior Ladies Player of the Year.
The 2021 Senior B Player of the Year is Noel Moynihan. Affectionately known as Mini, has been playing with the club at every grade since 1995 and lists Johnny Culloty as his biggest influence. He cites David Murphy, Gaelan Carroll and Adam Moynihan as the players he remembers most and describes Michael Bernard O Donoghue as a legend. Always a very dedicated player he keeps himself fit and gives everything to his game. Playing with a smile on his face his approach makes him very popular in the dressing room. His commitment to the club can never be questioned , once even togging out with a hamstring injury to ensure the Club could fulfil a fixture. On another note we would all like to congratulate Noel and Mary Ellen on their recent marriage and wish them the very best for the future
 

SENIOR B TEAM MANAGEMENT

Our Senior B team are competing in Division 6 of the County League.The management team consists of Donal O Donoghue, Mike Piggott, Michael Bernard O Donoghue, Conor McNiece and Mark O Leary. We wish the lads the best of luck in the year ahead. Their fixtures are as follows..
Desmonds B (H)  March 20th, St Michaels Foilmore (A) April 3rd, Kerins O Rahillys B (H) April 10th, Kenmare Shamrocks B (A) April 24th, Milltown Castlemaine B (H) May 1st, Tuosist(A) May 15th, Fossa B (A) May 22nd.
This is an initial phase and further games will follow in June and July.

LADIES UPDATE

Our Ladies teams will soon be back in action and in the coming weeks we will be looking at the various teams fixtures. This week it’s the U14s and we have two teams competing at this level. Legion A starts with a Non County Player League which is a league where all teams play without their Kerry players who are preparing for their intercounty campaign. These games are on Sundays, commencing March 13th, and they have home games against Dingle/Annascaul/Castlegregory, Churchill, Duagh and Glenflesk with away games in Moyvane, Firies and Laune Rangers. Legion B play Inbhear Sceine Gaels, John Mitchels and are away to Laune Rangers and Spa. Later on in the year a County League competition with intercounty players available will be played. All these fixture details are available at www.legiongaa.com.  
 
Our Senior Ladies who are now competing in Division 2 of the Donal Curtin Cup following last year’s victorious progress have a game initially every two weeks with Round 1 commencing on Sunday March 20th. Their fixtures are as follows..
Listowel Emmets (A) Sun Mar20th, Austin Stacks (H) Sunday April 10th, Dr Crokes (A) Sunday April 24th, Finuge St Senans (H) Sunday May 8th, ISG (H) Sunday May 15th, MKL Gaels (A)  Sunday May 22nd, Spa (H) June 26th.
 

SAFEGUARDING COURSE

We will be holding 2 safeguarding courses in the Legion Clubhouse on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd March from             7 -10pm for coaches and volunteers working with juveniles (boys and girls up to 18 years). This course is very important to undertake and  all those working at underage level in the club are expected to attend.Contact Club Children’s officer Linda O’Donoghue at Childrensofficer.legion.kerry@gaa.ie with your name and email address to register for a course.

DEEPEST SYMPATHIES

The Club extends its sympathies to Paul and the Corridan family on the recent passing of Ella, the Square Listowel.

Lotto

Numbers were 7,20,23,24 , Bonus 21.
No Jackpot winner, 5 Lucky Dips/ Match 3s
1. Kay Murphy, Muckross
2. Ciara Hegarty 
3. Diana Grimes, Bruach na hAbhann
4. James Walsh, Loreto Road
5. Rory and Sarah O Donoghue, Old Weir Lodge

Please note we are currently running Euro Million Campaign again. Please contact us to find out more on how to enter.